AIDS/Lifecycle

I originally signed up for my first AIDS Ride back in 2000 from Amsterdam to Paris. At the time, I wanted to do the ride for the challenge and to see the European countryside, all while supporting a good cause. Although circumstances prevented me from fulfilling my goal, my desire to see it through has never wavered.

I was 19 when my best friend called to tell me he was HIV positive. I had no idea what to say and fell back on platitudes. I told him that living HIV was no longer a death sentence. I told him about recently watching the documentary Silverlake Life: The View From Here. I told him that I could hardly imagine what he must be feeling at this moment....

Now that the new year is underway, it’s time to really kick that ALC spirit into high gear! So, all SoCal riders, roadies, past and possible future participants, come join us at the AIDS/LifeCycle Soiree!

Prepare to be amused, enchanted, mystified and amazed the historic Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery is transformed into a...

Guys with buns of steel or quads for days might not think so (isn’t that right, Katz?), but I’m not one of those lucky men. I suppose some people must look good in them, right? They were invented for function over style, of course, but I still feel a little foolish and self-conscious pulling them on every...